Richard Andrews (industrialist)
Richard Andrews was a prominent industrialist, philanthropist and politician in Southampton.
Richard Andrews was born the son of a wheelwright at Bishop's Sutton. He founded his own coachbuilding business, with a manufacturing site in Above Bar.
He was well-known and respected for his work for the city, and was elected mayor in 1849, for three consecutive years, and again in 1856.
East Park in Southampton is named after him, and features his statue. The original statue, erected in 1860, was a much grander affair, but the limestone weathered poorly, and the pedestal was replaced in 1971.
The full text on the plaque on his statue reads:
